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Cathy Lee Crane discusses the new film, “The Manhattan Front”

By WRFI News Staff

Cathy Lee Crane, Ithaca College Associate Professor of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies at Ithaca College, talks about the new, feature length film called “The Manhattan Front”.  It will premiere at Cinemapolis movie theatre in Ithaca on Tuesday, October 17, at 7 pm; it is free to the public. This interview initially aired on the…

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Woody Chichester of Buffalo Street Books on Emergency Owners Meeting [AUDIO]

By WRFI News Staff

Woody Chichester, general manager of Buffalo Street Books, spoke with Forrester Hammer about the cooperatively-owned bookstore. The focus was on the difficult economic situation of the store, and subjects for the Emergency Owners Meeting scheduled October 12. This interview originally aired on the Oct. 6, 2017 edition of WRFI Community Radio News. [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/wrficommunityradionews/buffalo-street-books-general-manager-woody-chichester-on-emergency-owners-meeting-from-oct-6-2017/ width=100%…

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First People’s Festival [AUDIO] Celia Clarke

By WRFI News Staff

[mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/wrficommunityradionews/first-peoples-festival-audio-celia-clarke/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1 light=1 hide_artwork=1] Sunday people from all over central New York came to celebrate and share knowledge about the indigenous cultures of our region. Celia Clarke spoke with participants, artisans and performers at the First People’s Festival in downtown Ithaca.

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The Civic Ensemble Theatre Production of “The Class Divide”

By WRFI News Staff

Esther Racoosin speaks with Sarah K. Chalmers, the Director of the Civic Ensemble play, “The Class Divide”. Several actors from the play are also interviewed.  This production is a community-based play, developed by students and adults who wanted to explore the subject of the public educational school system. This interview originally aired on the September…

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